The relationship between the federal government and the Native Americans has been horrible. In 1851, the Treaty of Fort Laramie restricted tribes to selected areas to keep white settlers from invading on their land. Whites broke their agreement when they went onto the Indian hunting ground looking for ore. The government did not enforce the existing treaties. Later, in 1887 the Dawes Act was passed giving Indians ownership of land and in return, they would give up all of who they were to receive American citizenship. They had to abandon their religious and cultural rites and practices, including, things like storytelling and the use of medicine men.
The policy that posed the greatest threat to Indian communities was most definitely the
The policy that posed the greatest threat to Indian communities was most definitely the